A Touch Of Paris At Philly's Kimmel Center

Designed by scenic artist Mimi Lien, the 81’-tall Eiffel Tower under the vaulted glass ceiling of The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia was lit by Greg Emetaz, a filmmaker who served as lighting designer for the tower project. “I went to NYU with Mimi,” he says. “I used to do more lighting design and couldn’t resist the idea of an Eiffel Tower.” Built for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), which ran April 18-May 1, this mini version of Gustave Eiffel’s iconic ...